SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (SyCipLaw) is pleased to announce the appointment of Rocky Alejandro L. Reyes as the new head of the firm’s Special Projects Department and of Luisito V. Liban as the new head of the firm’s Human Resource Practice Group.
Mr. Reyes was appointed head of the Special Projects Department after the retirement of Andres B. Sta. Maria, Jr. The department undertakes the firm’s project and transactional work, including mergers and acquisitions, privatization, power and energy, mining and natural resources, infrastructure, construction and real estate, telecommunications, aviation, shipping and transportation.
Mr. Reyes specializes in taxation, project finance, construction, leveraged leases and infrastructure projects. Mr. Reyes acted as legal advisor in connection with the drafting of the proposed implementing rules and regulations for the revised Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Law of the Philippines and had advised on the drafting of proposed legislation to create the Private Sector Infrastructure Development Fund. He is involved in various private power and other infrastructure projects in the Philippines and other Asian countries.
Mr. Liban takes over the Human Resource Practice Group from Lozano A. Tan who continues to serve as head of the firm’s Personnel Committee. Concurrently, Mr. Liban sits in the Executive Committee.
Mr. Liban specializes in labor and employment, litigation, and special projects. His transactions include the acquisition of Mirant’s power plant assets in the Philippines by Crimson Power and the merger of Sanofi-Synthelabo Philippines, Inc. and Aventis Philippines. He sits as director of various corporations and is a member of the International Bar Association.